Life's Grand Design

Authors

  • Kenneth R. Miller

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21641/demo.v1i.24

Keywords:

creationism, intelligent design theory, Darwinism, evolution, suboptimal design

Abstract

On January 1982, judge William K. Overton, during a famous law case in Arkansas, handed down a decision that creationism is not a scientific theory. One of the arguments for creationism was an argument from design. Later it became a fundamental argument for intelligent design theory which presently, in author’s opinion, is the most important alternative to theory of evolution. Author is critical about intelligent design theory. In his opinion, it is a theory which requires us to pretend we know less than we really do about living organisms, design, engineering, and information theory. It demands us to set aside simple and logical evolutionary explanations of design flaws in living organisms and to accept a vague theory that seemingly explains everything by stating: „that is the way the designer made it”. Thus, it is only an argument from ignorance, whereas modern biology offers new evidence that organisms emerged gradually in the process of evolution.

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References

Darwin Karol, O powstawaniu gatunków, PWRiL, Warszawa 1959.
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Published

2021-06-25

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How to Cite

Miller, Kenneth R. “Life’s Grand Design”. DEMO, vol. 1, June 2021, pp. 9-30, https://doi.org/10.21641/demo.v1i.24.

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